# Lime Microsystems funding: rounds and investors > Lime Microsystems has raised $234M across 5 rounds since 2006. Investors include In-Q-Tel, Parkwalk and Draper Esprit. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/lime-microsystems (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United Kingdom · [Series C startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Lime Microsystems* 5 rounds we have observed, with the 6 investors named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it. Semiconductors Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$234M** raised across 5 rounds since 2006, from 5 sources **$343K** Venture **$4.0M** Series C **$497K** Round **$552K** Round **$229M** Round - **Latest round:** Round, $229M Jun 2023 - **Step-up i:** 414.4× - **Investors:** 6 See who backed them ## The funding story Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total. 2006 2009 2012 2015 2018 2021 **$343K** Venture **$4.0M** Series C **$497K** Round **$552K** Round **$229M** Round - **First round:** Venture, $343K - **Biggest round:** $229M - **Usual gap between rounds:** 5.2 years ## The rounds - **Jun 2023** Round **$229M** No investor was named in the report. Shares issued, filed with Companies House (SH01); no report of this raise yet - **Dec 2021** Round **$552K** No investor was named in the report. Shares issued, filed with Companies House (SH01); no report of this raise yet - **Apr 2021** Round **$497K** No investor was named in the report. Shares issued, filed with Companies House (SH01); no report of this raise yet - **Oct 2011** Series C **$4.0M** *3 new* [In-Q-Tel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/iqt) [Parkwalk](https://millionrounds.com/fund/parkwalk) [Altera](https://millionrounds.com/fund/altera) From a historical funding record - **Sept 2006** Venture **$343K** *3 new* [Draper Esprit](https://millionrounds.com/fund/draper-esprit-plc) [DFJ Esprit](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dfj-esprit) [Prelude Trust](https://millionrounds.com/fund/prelude-trust) From a historical funding record ## Funding filed with regulators Lime Microsystems filed 6 raises, $232M in all. Filings say how much was sold and to how many investors; they never name the investors. - Mar 2024 **$2.1M** UK share allotment - Feb 2024 **Amount not stated** UK share allotment - Nov 2023 **Amount not stated** UK share allotment - Jun 2023 **$229M** UK share allotment - Dec 2021 **$552K** UK share allotment - Apr 2021 **$497K** UK share allotment ## Who was in which round The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led. **Venture** 2006 **Series C** 2011 **Round** 2021 **Round** 2021 **Round** 2023 [In-Q-Tel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/iqt) [Parkwalk](https://millionrounds.com/fund/parkwalk) [Draper Esprit](https://millionrounds.com/fund/draper-esprit-plc) [DFJ Esprit](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dfj-esprit) [Prelude Trust](https://millionrounds.com/fund/prelude-trust) [Altera](https://millionrounds.com/fund/altera) ## Everyone who backed them [In-Q-Tel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/iqt) Accelerator **1** round [Parkwalk](https://millionrounds.com/fund/parkwalk) VC firm **1** round [Draper Esprit](https://millionrounds.com/fund/draper-esprit-plc) VC firm **1** round [DFJ Esprit](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dfj-esprit) VC firm **1** round [Prelude Trust](https://millionrounds.com/fund/prelude-trust) VC firm **1** round [Altera](https://millionrounds.com/fund/altera) Private equity **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=lime-microsystems). ## Quick answers about Lime Microsystems ### Who invested in Lime Microsystems? Lime Microsystems's investors include In-Q-Tel, Parkwalk, Draper Esprit, DFJ Esprit and Prelude Trust, and 1 more on record. ### How much has Lime Microsystems raised? Lime Microsystems has raised $234M across 5 rounds since 2006. ### When did Lime Microsystems last raise? Lime Microsystems's most recent round, $229M, was in Jun 2023. ### What was Lime Microsystems's biggest round? Its most recent round, $229M in Jun 2023, is also its largest on record. ### Who backed Lime Microsystems first? Lime Microsystems's first round on record, in Sept 2006, was backed by Draper Esprit, DFJ Esprit and Prelude Trust. ### What stage is Lime Microsystems at? Lime Microsystems's latest named round is a Series C, in Oct 2011. ### Where is Lime Microsystems based? 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